Non-partisan. A former waterworks firm official. The city returned to an aldermanic system. Hawes was reelected in 1920, defeating Major Lothar G. Graef, then declined to run in 1922. The city tried daylight saving time for the first time. High...

Published under the auspices of the Advancement Association of Appleton, 1892, this volume is primarily a collection of original photographs by the commercial photographer J. E. H. Stimson, of Appleton. It includes all of the major structures of...

Was unopposed for mayor in 1860. Railroads and the routes into the city was a major issue. The city bought $15,000 of Chicago and North Western stock to bring rail service to the city. Horses and cattle were banned from roaming the streets. 1867...

Republican, became the youngest mayor at 24. Opponent was John Pingle in 1879, Gus Keller in 1898 and Winslow in 1899. In 1897, Lincoln school building was built and dedicated. Controversy over the site for the Appleton Public Library was a major...

He filled out the rest of Canavan's term after a special election in 1914. Knuppel was a contractor and a builder. Street improvements continued to be a major program, particularly in concrete. The Appleton Y.M.C.A.was built at the corner of...

Born in Kaukauna. 1940-1958 owned and operated the Milwaukee Sentinel Agency in Appleton. Elected alderman and served as the president of the City Council. Construction of 13 major educational institutions, parking lots and ramps, sewage treatment...

Science teacher at Madison Junior High and Ninth District Alderman (elected 1985). President of the City Council for the 1989-1990 session. Teacher's Union negotiator. Became mayor April 1992 as a union activist Democrat. During his four year...

A circa 1925 pamphlet describing Appleton Wisconsin as "The Gateway to the Tourist's Paradise." Put out by the Appleton Chamber of Commerce, it includes statistics, maps, and photographs. (The 1925 date is extrapolated from the pamphlet's...